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. >>> on the broadcast tonight, the fight for crucial votes, president obama pressed hard on immigration, specifically did he break his promise? >>> and who does the president think is the real mitt romney? >>> also this evening, the new polling numbers on the status of this race in three critical states. >>> what really happened in the attack that killed our ambassador in the consulate in libya? was it a protest gone bad, or terrorists? school lunch, when breakfast is normally served. why tonight, schools are serving lunch at hours that makes no sense >>> and allergies, why people who never complained before are suffering right now. >>> also tonight, making a difference report, nightly news begins right now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, it won't bring back the u.s. ambassador or the three other americans who were murdered, including two former navy s.e.a.l.s, but tonight, what happened the night they died, the storming of that u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, is being labelled the terrorist attacks. that was not the initial story we begin with what i
. >>> on the broadcast tonight, the fight for crucial votes, president obama pressed hard on immigration, specifically did he break his promise? >>> and who does the president think is the real mitt romney? >>> also this evening, the new polling numbers on the status of this race in three critical states. >>> what really happened in the attack that killed our ambassador in the consulate in libya? was it a protest gone bad, or terrorists? school lunch, when...
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others, but to create wealth for everybody. >> reporter: romney is talking comments then state senator obama made four years ago about making government more efficient >> i think the trick is to make government systems that pool resources, and hence facilitate some redistribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure everybody has a shot. >> reporter: he referred to his comments in 2008. >> my idea is if it is good for folks from the bottom up, it is good for everybody. if you spread the wealth around, it is good for everybody. i respect what you do and respect your question. >> reporter: today, they dismissed the attacks. >> if you want to talk about redistribution, governor romney and congressman ryan would give it to the richest americans. >> reporter: romney is taking fire even from republicans from his comments to wealthy donors in may, caught on a hidden camera, seeming to hit the americans from the middle class. republicans in tough races like massachusetts senator scott brown said that as somebody who grew up in tough circumstances, b
others, but to create wealth for everybody. >> reporter: romney is talking comments then state senator obama made four years ago about making government more efficient >> i think the trick is to make government systems that pool resources, and hence facilitate some redistribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure everybody has a shot. >> reporter: he referred to his comments in 2008. >> my idea is if it is good for...
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barack obama vowed to bring the killers to justice. >> the libyans helped others to safety and carried steven's body to the hospital, where we learned he had died. >> reporter: the president then paid a condolence call on the shaken officers, suffering the first killing of an ambassador in the line of duty in 33 years. >> today, many americans are asking, indeed i asked myself how could this happen? how could this happen in a country we helped liberate, in a city we helped to save from destruction? >> reporter: the sad irony, 52-year-old ambassador stevens served twice previously in libya, and led america's out reach during the war. >> my name is chris stevens and i'm the new u.s. ambassador to libya. >> it is a sad day in my life. i know chris personally. he is my tennis partner, he comes to my house, we have breakfast together. >> reporter: friends describe him as a model diplomat, a former peace corp activist. >> he wanted to learn the language, and be the first diplomat on the ground. >> reporter: two others were killed, even as the evacuation happened, the fbi was launching an inv
barack obama vowed to bring the killers to justice. >> the libyans helped others to safety and carried steven's body to the hospital, where we learned he had died. >> reporter: the president then paid a condolence call on the shaken officers, suffering the first killing of an ambassador in the line of duty in 33 years. >> today, many americans are asking, indeed i asked myself how could this happen? how could this happen in a country we helped liberate, in a city we helped to...
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obama and former president clinton last night. but as chuck todd said rhetoric hits reality tomorrow morning. i've talked to some members of the president's team. they are not wildly optimistic they'll get a great jobs report. they think it will be about where it has been so that is why it is important tonight to sell the sizzle before you get to tomorrow morning. >> very good to see you. i read you made an unscheduled fact finding tour of a local emergency room this morning. >> i did. it was one of those dumb mistakes. i got up early and was in a rush. somehow half a sleeping pill got into the little box reserved for the baby aspirin. it all kicked in at exactly the wrong time. i am fine. it's a cautionary tale. know what you ingest. have a daughter who's a doctor. i'll be playing tennis for a long, long time. >> good to have you among the seated and not horizontal. savannah guthrie, we'll see you both in primetime. good time for a reminder. we'll be on with two hours of convention coverage in prime tonight beginning at 9:00 east
obama and former president clinton last night. but as chuck todd said rhetoric hits reality tomorrow morning. i've talked to some members of the president's team. they are not wildly optimistic they'll get a great jobs report. they think it will be about where it has been so that is why it is important tonight to sell the sizzle before you get to tomorrow morning. >> very good to see you. i read you made an unscheduled fact finding tour of a local emergency room this morning. >> i...
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obama sitting here. and he is -- i just was going to ask him a couple questions. >> reporter: but the aging gun slinger went rogue, doing improv with an empty chair berating an imaginary president obama. >> what do you mean shut up? i'm not going to shut up. it's my turn. >> reporter: six minutes in the romney camp was squirming. paul ryan looked uncomfortable and that was before eastwood got crude. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. he can't do that to himself. >> reporter: by the time eastwood finished 11 minutes later twitter exploded. a new account invisible obama attracted 36,000 followers by the end of the night. even the president chimed in tweeting this seat's taken. this morning ann romney made the rounds of morning tv telling charlie rose she was surprised. >> i didn't know it was coming. >> reporter: a top romney aide said he first knew eastwood would use a chair when waiting back stage he saw it on the screen. he laughed off the controversy saying it's just li
obama sitting here. and he is -- i just was going to ask him a couple questions. >> reporter: but the aging gun slinger went rogue, doing improv with an empty chair berating an imaginary president obama. >> what do you mean shut up? i'm not going to shut up. it's my turn. >> reporter: six minutes in the romney camp was squirming. paul ryan looked uncomfortable and that was before eastwood got crude. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. he...
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>> obama, all of your government, it was very late. >> reporter: so all of this is because the response was late? but there was little time for interviews. we should turn around here. the police are charging. >> you see what happened, what -- just -- the egyptian government is doing with the egyptian people because -- because of the americans. >> reporter: there were demonstrations today in nearly 40 cities across the region and beyond. but as bad as it looks, the demonstrations were generally small. but in what will have implications for security worldwide, the extremists have found a weak spot to attack a super power they believe is responsible for an offense against islam. and radicals, brian, are still looking for other soft targets. today, they attacked a u.n. outpost here in egypt, and several american chain restaurants in the region. brian? >> interesting to watch this throughout the weekend, richard engel in cairo, thank you, and we're getting a first look at what happened inside the u.s. consulate in libya, the damage from the attack that killed our ambassador and three others.
>> obama, all of your government, it was very late. >> reporter: so all of this is because the response was late? but there was little time for interviews. we should turn around here. the police are charging. >> you see what happened, what -- just -- the egyptian government is doing with the egyptian people because -- because of the americans. >> reporter: there were demonstrations today in nearly 40 cities across the region and beyond. but as bad as it looks, the...
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on this, president obama, mitt romney are tied. why is this significant? it's the first time mitt romney has not led on the question of the economy since we began testing this. as for mitt romney, did he accomplish his goal of his convention? look at these likability numbers. he's still upside down. more people view him negatively 43%, than positively, 38%. thirteen straight polls where mitt romney's personal rating has been upside down. now, there's a yellow flag here for the president. on foreign policy, we conducted this poll right after the middle east crisis sort of popped up, and you can see it's taken a toll on the president's approval rating. 49/46% approve/disapprove. it's a big drop from last month when 54% approved. now, one piece of silver lining for mitt romney, brian, his supporters much more enthusiastic about this election than barack obama's. we'll see if that will have an impact. >> and, of course, these numbers predated the surreptitious recording of his remarks. so it will be interesting to see the next wave of national numbers. chuck t
on this, president obama, mitt romney are tied. why is this significant? it's the first time mitt romney has not led on the question of the economy since we began testing this. as for mitt romney, did he accomplish his goal of his convention? look at these likability numbers. he's still upside down. more people view him negatively 43%, than positively, 38%. thirteen straight polls where mitt romney's personal rating has been upside down. now, there's a yellow flag here for the president. on...
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obama was trying to make america more comfortable with her. now she's trying to make americans feel better about her husband. brian? >> andrea mitchell down near the podium for us tonight. andrea, thanks. by the way, if it sounds a little louder here at the convention, there's no glass behind us as there was in tampa, so we're wearing these. i plomsed more white house correspondents, i have two more here in the booth. former white house correspondent savannah guthrie and david gregory. they've both moved on to other day jobs since. let's talk about the first lady and the role this puts her in. >> this was someone who was kind of thrust into public life and not enthused about this public role. i talked to an aide today, who said, she's comfortable with the fact that her kids are okay. they're being raised up in as normal a situation as they can be. that's allowed her to expand her horizons. you used to hear white house aids grumble she didn't get out on the campaign trail as much as they'd like. i had one tell me today, she gave us more dates o
obama was trying to make america more comfortable with her. now she's trying to make americans feel better about her husband. brian? >> andrea mitchell down near the podium for us tonight. andrea, thanks. by the way, if it sounds a little louder here at the convention, there's no glass behind us as there was in tampa, so we're wearing these. i plomsed more white house correspondents, i have two more here in the booth. former white house correspondent savannah guthrie and david gregory....
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president obama, plus 4.5 million. congressional republicans, zero. >> reporter: it's true since january 2010 the economy has gained over 4.5 million private sector jobs. but mr. obama had already been president for a year by then when the economy was hemorrhaging jobs. if you begin counting when he took office, it's a net gain of about 415,000 jobs. vice president joe biden actually got that right last night by including the time span. >> we have since created 4.5 million private sector jobs in the past 29 months. >> reporter: but biden went out on a limb with this charge. >> they're not prepared to do anything about the debt if it contained even $1, i'm not exaggerating, even $1 or one cent in new taxes for millionaires. >> reporter: in fact, several republican plans, from speaker john boehner to pennsylvania senator pat toomey included tax increases for wealthy americans. but bipartisan negotiations breck down over how much those increases should be. >> republicans will end the medicare guarantee. >> another frequen
president obama, plus 4.5 million. congressional republicans, zero. >> reporter: it's true since january 2010 the economy has gained over 4.5 million private sector jobs. but mr. obama had already been president for a year by then when the economy was hemorrhaging jobs. if you begin counting when he took office, it's a net gain of about 415,000 jobs. vice president joe biden actually got that right last night by including the time span. >> we have since created 4.5 million private...
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the romney campaign is touting president obama's natural gifts and the extensive seasoning under the bright lights of the bright stage. today, in a mock debate, senator john kerry dismissed the idea that the republican nominee is an inexperienced debater, pointing to more than 20 debates. >> oh please, just give me 20 breaks, not just one. >> reporter: but analysts saying given the state of the race, the burden may be on the challenger. >> he has to do something to get people to take a deep breath, and say wait a minute, well, i thought i made a decision about supporting the president but maybe i better look a second time at mitt romney, that is what he needs to do. >> reporter: and one other thing on today's flight this evening, mitt romney said that people tend to during the debates, focus on the small things, like the color of one's tie, or even dramatic one-liners. but if he can get a handle on the debate, he is confident he will win this thing. >> all right, in a suburb outside minneapolis a community is reeling after a man who was fired from his job yesterday morning returned t
the romney campaign is touting president obama's natural gifts and the extensive seasoning under the bright lights of the bright stage. today, in a mock debate, senator john kerry dismissed the idea that the republican nominee is an inexperienced debater, pointing to more than 20 debates. >> oh please, just give me 20 breaks, not just one. >> reporter: but analysts saying given the state of the race, the burden may be on the challenger. >> he has to do something to get people...
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i voted for obama. i was leaning towards mitt romney because i'm worried about this economy, but now i'm really worried about the republicans, her words, pushing down on the glass ceiling. president obama needs to persuade that woman this week. >> andrea mitchell and chuck todd, thanks. >> our primetime coverage of the democratic national convention starts tuesday night at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific on this nbc station. >>> we turn to the aftermath of hurricane isaac along the northern gulf. there are new questions tonight about whether the new multibillion-dollar levee system that did such a good job protecting new orleans may have contributed to some of the flooding outside the city. gave gutierrez has our report. >> reporter: in st. tammany parish the pearl river is rising and officials are considering whether to evacuate 5,000 homes before it crests tomorrow. >> we don't do this lightly because we don't want people out of their homes. we know what trouble it causes and concerns. but safety is first
i voted for obama. i was leaning towards mitt romney because i'm worried about this economy, but now i'm really worried about the republicans, her words, pushing down on the glass ceiling. president obama needs to persuade that woman this week. >> andrea mitchell and chuck todd, thanks. >> our primetime coverage of the democratic national convention starts tuesday night at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific on this nbc station. >>> we turn to the aftermath of hurricane isaac along...
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>> first of all, president obama and the u.s. administration have repeatedly said that israel has the right to act by itself against any threat to defend itself. and i think that that remains our position. and for me, the issue is -- as the prime minister of a country that is threatened with annihilation with a regime that is racing a brutal regime in tehran that is racing to develop nuclear bombs for that end, obviously, we cannot delegate the job of stopping iran, if all else fails, to someone else. that was the main point that i was saying there. it was directed at the general international community. a lot of leaders calling me telling me, don't do it. it's not necessary. you know, the danger of acting is much greater than not acting. and i always say the danger of not acting in time is much greater because iran with nuclear weapons would mean that the kind of fanaticism that you see storming your embassies would have a nuclear weapon. don't let these fanatics have nuclear weapons. >> prime minister, you were upset with this
>> first of all, president obama and the u.s. administration have repeatedly said that israel has the right to act by itself against any threat to defend itself. and i think that that remains our position. and for me, the issue is -- as the prime minister of a country that is threatened with annihilation with a regime that is racing a brutal regime in tehran that is racing to develop nuclear bombs for that end, obviously, we cannot delegate the job of stopping iran, if all else fails, to...
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ladies and gentlemen, my dad -- my dad respected barack obama and would have respected barack obama had he been around for having had the guts to stand up for the automobile industry when so many others just were prepared to walk away. you know, when i look back, when i look back now, when i look back on the president's decision, i think of another son of another automobile man, mitt romney. mitt -- no, no. mitt romney, mitt romney grew up in detroit. my dad managed, his dad owned -- well, his dad ran an entire automobile company, american motors. y yes, what i don't understand is in spite of that he was willing to let detroit go bankrupt. i don't think he's a bad guy. no, no, i don't think he's a bad guy. i'm sure he grew up loving cars as much as i did. but what i don't understand, what i don't think he understood, i don't think he understood that saving the automobile worker, saving the industry, what it meant to all of america, not just autoworkers. i think he saw it the bain way. i mean that sincerely. i think he saw it in terms of balance sheets and write-offs. folks, the bain way
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for the first time in five months, obama campaign outraised. it is a reminder, there's a lot of money out there. money is not going to decide this presidential election. >> thank you. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. >> want to talk about your interview with mitt romney in a moment. first, let's do a status report on the state of the race. both conventions behind us now. is there a sense in the romney campaign they know they're behind at this point? >> i think they do. i think they understand and i discussed it with governor romney, beating an in couple bent is very difficult, even with economic troubles in your favor politically. they look at some of the key swing states, ohio and virginia, that's where they're behind. that's arguably more important than the national number. >> you mention the economy. we had another dismal jobs report. the question is at this point is that baked into poll numbers? do voters already know that they're in a terrible economy and it has already been factored in? >> the
for the first time in five months, obama campaign outraised. it is a reminder, there's a lot of money out there. money is not going to decide this presidential election. >> thank you. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning. >> want to talk about your interview with mitt romney in a moment. first, let's do a status report on the state of the race. both conventions behind us now. is there a sense in the romney campaign they know...
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barack obama didn't win debates, joe biden won. actual debates, harvard and yale coaches enjoy will be paul ryan and joe biden. they'll be better. romney is good in a group setting, hasn't done a lot of one on one. the president, john mccain wasn't the best debater either. >> i talked to nathan sproul, how much ground romney has to gain, could be as much as seven points, that's a lot to gain through a debate performance. two guys can be well prepared, one sitting president. >> he did against bush. >> it is not the debate, what is it for mitt romney in the last five weeks of the campaign to change it. >> i think he has to go big, has to have a couple of really big ideas that connect with the american people and where they are. the economy is slowly getting better. there are real doubts about the medicare plan paul ryan put in place, it is beginning to hurt them in battleground states. i don't think there's one thing that can turn it around for him except the ufo theory which i keep coming back to. just had it again with the terroris
barack obama didn't win debates, joe biden won. actual debates, harvard and yale coaches enjoy will be paul ryan and joe biden. they'll be better. romney is good in a group setting, hasn't done a lot of one on one. the president, john mccain wasn't the best debater either. >> i talked to nathan sproul, how much ground romney has to gain, could be as much as seven points, that's a lot to gain through a debate performance. two guys can be well prepared, one sitting president. >> he...
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a new poll finds president obama enjoying a post convention bounce in popularity. according to a poll of likely voters, 40% favor president obama while 43% prefer his republican rival mitt romney. tracie potts has the latest from washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. rasmussen and gallup over the weekend show a 40% increase for president obama over mitt romney. not so surprising over the convention, but this was a surprise. the only thing more surprising than this is the fact that scott vanduzen a big fan president obama -- he said that mitt romney's tax plan doesn't add up. >> you already have deficits, $2 trillion in new defense spending and somehow you're going to close the deficit without racing taxes on middle class families. they did not take their arithmetic force. >> contrary to what the democrats are saying, i'm not going to increase the tax burden on middle income families. it would be absolutely wrong to do that. >> romney hits battle ground ohio today and wisconsin in a new tv ad. >> here in was son kon sin we're not better off und
a new poll finds president obama enjoying a post convention bounce in popularity. according to a poll of likely voters, 40% favor president obama while 43% prefer his republican rival mitt romney. tracie potts has the latest from washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. rasmussen and gallup over the weekend show a 40% increase for president obama over mitt romney. not so surprising over the convention, but this was a surprise. the only thing more surprising than this is...
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. >>> president obama and republican candidate mitt romney campaign today in the important battleground state of ohio. yesterday president obama addressed the united nations general assembly where syria and iran took center stage. nbc's tracie potts joins us with those details. >> reporter: good morning. the focus ohio, as you said, a key battleground state where the president now has a big lead. >> i accept that people will call me awful things every day, and i will always defend their right to do so. >> fresh off his speech at the united nations, president obama heads to ohio today with an eight-point lead according to "the washington post." mitt romney is there today, too, talking jobs and taxes. >> is there anybody who thinks that raising taxes will help grow the economy? >> no! >> his plan is to continue what he has done before. the status quo has not worked. >> romney attacking someone on taxes? that's like me attacking someone for being fashion nat in politics. >> reporter: romney is at a two-day bus tour with his running mate. >> after four years of getting the run-around, ameri
. >>> president obama and republican candidate mitt romney campaign today in the important battleground state of ohio. yesterday president obama addressed the united nations general assembly where syria and iran took center stage. nbc's tracie potts joins us with those details. >> reporter: good morning. the focus ohio, as you said, a key battleground state where the president now has a big lead. >> i accept that people will call me awful things every day, and i will always...
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the interesting thing is if obama wins, the white house indicates they're going to have negotiations with the republicans, and they're trying to look -- bold enough to go over the fiscal cliff as a bargaining tactic with the republicans. whether it works, gosh, i don't know. >> how do you read the difference between the president and mitt romney in their approach to fixing the deficit? especially when it comes to medicare? do you think either has a chance to repair that? >> well, i hope so because the program is broken. i wrote a column this week suggesting that whoever is going to cut medicare is a real distract, both of them are going to cut medicare, because changing the program is not going to cost as much as predicted. the obama budget and paul ryan's budget, the one crafted by mitt romney's result, basically takes us to the same amount of money spent ten years from now. but they get there in a very different way. do we have the government change is, trying to make providers more efficient? or do we do it the mitt romney, ryan away, where seniors choose on private plans and a tr
the interesting thing is if obama wins, the white house indicates they're going to have negotiations with the republicans, and they're trying to look -- bold enough to go over the fiscal cliff as a bargaining tactic with the republicans. whether it works, gosh, i don't know. >> how do you read the difference between the president and mitt romney in their approach to fixing the deficit? especially when it comes to medicare? do you think either has a chance to repair that? >> well, i...
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the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obama care, because it represents the worst of both worlds i had a feeling there would be mixed reactions. >> reporter: many convention-goers walked out of the room when paul ryan took the stage to talk about medicare, which would transfer it to a voucher system under his budget plan. for paul ryan, it was a return to the spotlight since he has been quietly busy on the trail, working for votes. and yesterday in washington, behind closed doors, shoring up support among house republicans, in the middle of campaign fighting and missteps by governor romney's 47% hidden camera video, prompting criticism again today from conservative columnist, peggy nunan, who said the campaign was a rolling calamity >> what do you say to your fellow republicans who are -- >> stop it, this is hard, you want to try it. get in the ring. this is hard. >> reporter: some republican senate hopefuls are distancing themselves, like wisconsin's tommy thompson who warned a troubled presidential campaign could hurt other candidates, thompson's remark drew this respons
the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obama care, because it represents the worst of both worlds i had a feeling there would be mixed reactions. >> reporter: many convention-goers walked out of the room when paul ryan took the stage to talk about medicare, which would transfer it to a voucher system under his budget plan. for paul ryan, it was a return to the spotlight since he has been quietly busy on the trail, working for votes. and yesterday in washington, behind closed...
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how does this help or hurt president obama? >> how voters feel about the economy is likely to decide this presidency. and this jobs report is one of the last indicators ahead of the election two months away. >> reporter: these are the workers both presidential candidates are trying to reach. people like dominic who just got hired at new restaurant. >> i happened to be lucky. there are a lot of people struggling. >> those unemployed and disappointed by the lack of jobs created in august. 96,000 down from 140,000 in july. >> i'm trying to remain optimistic. >> reporter: one day after accepting the party's nomination, president obama is campaigning in new hampshire. he acknowledged room for improvement while putting a positive spin on the economy. >> businesses added jobs for the 30th month in a row. we need to create more jobs fast. >> reporter: the unemployment rate has been above 8% for 43 concern months. many people stopped looking for work last month. in iowa republican presidential candidate mitt romney used the numbers to a
how does this help or hurt president obama? >> how voters feel about the economy is likely to decide this presidency. and this jobs report is one of the last indicators ahead of the election two months away. >> reporter: these are the workers both presidential candidates are trying to reach. people like dominic who just got hired at new restaurant. >> i happened to be lucky. there are a lot of people struggling. >> those unemployed and disappointed by the lack of jobs...
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and it is a reminder president obama when he was candidate obama, had a similar incident where he was overheard talking about analyzing folks in the state of pennsylvania, saying they cling to their guns and religion. and brian, it is a political comment to this day that is still a political problem for the president to deal with in those states. >> and a couple of things here, the kind of story line politically, already was in-fighting among members of the romney campaign staff. a lot of it going back to what happened or didn't happen at the gop convention. has the romney campaign responded yet tonight about this? >> reporter: well again, on this comment, they said hey, mitt romney wants to be president of all americans. and that is the part that the obama campaign wants to drive home, he is writing off 47% of the americans, trying to divide the electorate, that is what both sides do, accuse the other side of dividing. they have new advertisement out, more of a message they want to put out. so let's see what happens, we have a couple of weeks until the next debate >> of course it is
and it is a reminder president obama when he was candidate obama, had a similar incident where he was overheard talking about analyzing folks in the state of pennsylvania, saying they cling to their guns and religion. and brian, it is a political comment to this day that is still a political problem for the president to deal with in those states. >> and a couple of things here, the kind of story line politically, already was in-fighting among members of the romney campaign staff. a lot of...
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. >> but you need to tell barack obama that. >> i will. but i tell you what, what he hasn't told us is how you take a $5 trillion tax cut in this economy and then spend an additional $1 million to $2 million on defense spending, expand the military by 100,000 troops, and pay for it without cutting -- without costing the middle class. which he hasn't told us that. and all he says is we'll tell you later. >> what's the most significant law barack obama has proposed for his second term? >> well, for the second term he's been focused on jobs. >> no, no, no. >> wait a minute now. the american jobs act is a legitimate proposal. that is based primarily around infrastructure, which republicans and democrats have traditionally agreed on. and if you go to the facts, it kept the country from going into a great depression. >> did it really? >> oh, yes, it did. under your guy, george bush, we lost 3.5 million jobs in the last -- >> hold on. >> let him finish. >> just finish the point and then i'll go to joe. >> barack obama has produced more net privat
. >> but you need to tell barack obama that. >> i will. but i tell you what, what he hasn't told us is how you take a $5 trillion tax cut in this economy and then spend an additional $1 million to $2 million on defense spending, expand the military by 100,000 troops, and pay for it without cutting -- without costing the middle class. which he hasn't told us that. and all he says is we'll tell you later. >> what's the most significant law barack obama has proposed for his...
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president obama will stay in washington and participate in ceremonies at the white house and the pentagon. monday families already gathered near shanksville, pennsylvania, along with defense secretary leon panetta. they were remembering the victims who died fighting to keep their plane from reaching the capitalcapital. >> they gave their lives for all they loved. they gave their lives for the families they loved and for the country they loved. and there is no greater sacrifice >> reporter: back in lower manhattan construction is resuming on the memorial museum that sat unfinished for nearly a year while the port authority, which owns the site, battled over financing with the memorial foundation. >> i'm gratified that on the eve of 9/11 we're able to announce an agreement that i think will ensure the completion of the 9/11 museum. >> without a museum this memorial doesn't teach you anything. it doesn't tell them anything about what happened on that day. >> reporter: a positive step forward on a project that for many will make this tribute complete. and some more relief for residents and fi
president obama will stay in washington and participate in ceremonies at the white house and the pentagon. monday families already gathered near shanksville, pennsylvania, along with defense secretary leon panetta. they were remembering the victims who died fighting to keep their plane from reaching the capitalcapital. >> they gave their lives for all they loved. they gave their lives for the families they loved and for the country they loved. and there is no greater sacrifice >>...
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in the meantime, president obama will be in the bay area for a fund-raiser on october 8th. no word on the specific locations the president will visit. >>> also today, president obama and republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan are addressing the national aarp convention. medicare, of course, is an issue near and dear to the older voters who may hold the key to the election. both campaigns are hoping to change hearts, minds and votes. brian maoor reports. >> reporter: a day after the focus was on hispanic voters in the key battle ground state of florida. at a candidates forum on span language tv network, president obama expressed frustration he hasn't done more for latinos. immigration reform. >> the most important lesson i learned is you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. >> reporter: mitt romney pounced on that explanation. >> he threw in the white flag again. his slogan was yes, we can. now it is no, i can't. this is time for a new president. >> reporter: but romney's tone has shifted. >> it is time to put the politi
in the meantime, president obama will be in the bay area for a fund-raiser on october 8th. no word on the specific locations the president will visit. >>> also today, president obama and republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan are addressing the national aarp convention. medicare, of course, is an issue near and dear to the older voters who may hold the key to the election. both campaigns are hoping to change hearts, minds and votes. brian maoor reports. >> reporter: a...
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obama at the coveted 50% threshold in the badger state, five points ahead of governor romney. concerns have spiked many the republican party this week about the romney campaign prompting wisconsin governor scott walker to urge effective use of the ticket's number two. >> it's not necessarily a frustration over the way paul ryan has been used but in the larger context i haven't seen that kind of passion i know that paul has to transfer over to our nominee. >> reporter: for his part congressman ryan pivoted away from the standard stump speech and took a turn to his comfort zone in florida -- pie charts and numbers -- taking the white house to task for running up the nation's debt and pushing for fiscal restraint. >> if president obama admits he cannot change washington then we need to change presidents. >> reporter: earlier the vice presidential candidate appealed to hispanic voters in miami with former florida governor jeb bush. appearing on his heels after missteps over the past two weeks , mr. romney seems determined to change the conversation. in an interview set to air sund
obama at the coveted 50% threshold in the badger state, five points ahead of governor romney. concerns have spiked many the republican party this week about the romney campaign prompting wisconsin governor scott walker to urge effective use of the ticket's number two. >> it's not necessarily a frustration over the way paul ryan has been used but in the larger context i haven't seen that kind of passion i know that paul has to transfer over to our nominee. >> reporter: for his part...
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they're using a 1998 recording of then state senator barack obama talking about making government more efficient at a loyola university chicago conference. >> i think trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and, hence, facilitate summary distribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> he said some years ago something which we're hearing about today on the internet. he said that he believes in redistribution, all right? [ booing ] >> if you want to talk about redistribution, governor romney and congressman ryan would redistribute wealth from middle class families to the wealthiest americans. >> reporter: a war of words over some old words caught on tape. but some of their most important words in florida today might well be in spanish, as each candidate courts that all-important hispanic vote. veronica? >> brian mooar in washington. brian, thank you. >>> a top u.s. security official told a senate panel wednesday the deadly attack in libya on september 11th in whic
they're using a 1998 recording of then state senator barack obama talking about making government more efficient at a loyola university chicago conference. >> i think trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and, hence, facilitate summary distribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> he said some years ago something which we're hearing about today on the...
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so did president obama. neither one were able to achieve that. >> president obama had a policy of engagement with ahmadinejad. that policy has not worked and we are closer to a nuclear weapon as a result of that. ly have a very different approach with regards to iran. it is an approach which the president is finally getting closer to. it begins with crippling sanctions nap should have been put in place long ago. >> is the country safer or less safe because of president obama's leadership. >> in some ways safer. getting rid of osama bin laden, i think a success on the part of the president authorizing s.e.a.l. team 6, commanding s.e.a.l. team 6 to take him out. that was a great accomplishment. using the drones to strike at al qaeda targets. i think those are positive developments. iran, however, becoming nuclear, is a whole different development and a game changing threatening development, threatening not only to our ally israel but threatening to the united states of america and the president has not been su
so did president obama. neither one were able to achieve that. >> president obama had a policy of engagement with ahmadinejad. that policy has not worked and we are closer to a nuclear weapon as a result of that. ly have a very different approach with regards to iran. it is an approach which the president is finally getting closer to. it begins with crippling sanctions nap should have been put in place long ago. >> is the country safer or less safe because of president obama's...
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and obama has a tendency to ramble. and i think that's going to be interesting to watch. >> listen, i think the reality is that when the challenger gets the opportunity to stand on the same stage, feet from the president of the united states, and go toe-to-toe, and offer without any media fundamentalad press densz densy, i think it will make a difference. >> romney had a conversation with "good morning america" about that. let me play a portion and have you respond to it in particular. >> i think he's going to say a lot of things that aren't accurate. but i think that the challenge that i'll have in the debate is that the president tends to, how shall i say it, say things that aren't true. and in attacking his opponents. >> give me an example of what he would want to attack, what the president has done, and how you think romney will handle it. >> well, i think president obama has, and i want to be charitable here, has a casual relationship with the truth. he's very eloquent. he's extremely articulate. he is very bright.
and obama has a tendency to ramble. and i think that's going to be interesting to watch. >> listen, i think the reality is that when the challenger gets the opportunity to stand on the same stage, feet from the president of the united states, and go toe-to-toe, and offer without any media fundamentalad press densz densy, i think it will make a difference. >> romney had a conversation with "good morning america" about that. let me play a portion and have you respond to it...
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. >>> early voting is already under way in some states, and the latest polling shows president obama is widening his lead. the pew research center shows the president is up 8 points. it shows him leading in several categories including who is honest and truthful, who is a strong leader, and who can deal with taxes better. nbc bay area steve handelsman joins us in washington, d.c. this evening. steve, especially after mitt romney's tax comments and the secret videotape, the tax debate is taking center stage now, isn't it? >> that's right, raj. a lot of republicans are upset. but mitt romney is resisting the demands of many in his own party who have seen the polls, who have watched the video, and who are pushing hard to have their candidate show more warmth and more sympathy to voters who don't want to be told their wrong for using government benefits like social security. mitt romney went to atlanta and stood up to his critics on the issue that has put his campaign in crisis. the record number of americans entitled to government benefits. romney blamed barack obama, who he noted in th
. >>> early voting is already under way in some states, and the latest polling shows president obama is widening his lead. the pew research center shows the president is up 8 points. it shows him leading in several categories including who is honest and truthful, who is a strong leader, and who can deal with taxes better. nbc bay area steve handelsman joins us in washington, d.c. this evening. steve, especially after mitt romney's tax comments and the secret videotape, the tax debate...
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the candidates over taxes and medicare as president obama opened up a lead in what has otherwise been a razor tight race. campaigning in florida today president obama tried to turn the focus to medicare. >> i want you to know, florida, i will never turn medicare into a voucher. >> reporter: the president is enjoying a post convention bump, the latest galup poll showing him up. romney disclosed he would preserve the most popular parts of the president's health care plan, something he said before but went into more detail today. >> i'm not getting rid of all health care reform. there are a number of things that i like that i will put in place. >> reporter: romney said he would allow individuals to add policies to cover family members up to any age and the candidates sparred over taxes. when asked to name a loop hole he targeted romney replied. >> people at the high end, taxpayers will have fewer deductions. >> reporter: he gave no further specifics opening the door for president obama to take a swipe. >> that is not bold leadership. that's bad math. that gets a failing grade. >> reporte
the candidates over taxes and medicare as president obama opened up a lead in what has otherwise been a razor tight race. campaigning in florida today president obama tried to turn the focus to medicare. >> i want you to know, florida, i will never turn medicare into a voucher. >> reporter: the president is enjoying a post convention bump, the latest galup poll showing him up. romney disclosed he would preserve the most popular parts of the president's health care plan, something he...
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. >>> it wasn't president obama and it wasn't mitt romney. but a presidential candidate did pack the house in oakland tonight. >> government's not supposed to be run like a business. >> yes, that is roseanne barr and she's laying out her platform to the people at oaksterdam. we asked her, is she serious? >>> also, cell phone video shows the midair meltdown that landed a model in jail. find out why passengers had their hands full for more than three hours. >>> these pictures are proof water once flowed on the red planet. we will tell you why. >>> we may have a little bit of water on that seven-day forecast. we'll be tracking our next chance of showers. right now it's all about the warmup inland temperatures on friday in the mid-90s, that's going to produce some poor air quality for this weekend. i'll let you know when we could hit 100 degrees coming up in a few. >>> new at 11:00 tonight from comedian to leader of the free world? a woman known for making people laugh is hoping you'll send her to the white house. roseanne barr is running for pre
. >>> it wasn't president obama and it wasn't mitt romney. but a presidential candidate did pack the house in oakland tonight. >> government's not supposed to be run like a business. >> yes, that is roseanne barr and she's laying out her platform to the people at oaksterdam. we asked her, is she serious? >>> also, cell phone video shows the midair meltdown that landed a model in jail. find out why passengers had their hands full for more than three hours....
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and obama's luck. he was lucky to run against john mccain who declared the state of the economy strong when lehman fell. with the economy weak is obama lucky again that business with mitt romney has changed the subject? i'm chris matthews. with us david ignatius. the bbc's katty kay, "the new york times'" helene cooper and national journal major garrett. foreign policy is the defining issue in this most critical presidential election. barack obama is a democratic president who holds the high ground on national security and that became a problem for governor romney in his charge that the president projects weakness to america's enemies. when he got the nobel peace prize at the beginning of his term, the president decided to use that stage to make clear that even though he was elected as an opponent of the iraq war, he does not shrink from using power in the muslim world. >> religion is used to justify the murder of innocents by those who have distorted and defiled the great religion of islam. and who at
and obama's luck. he was lucky to run against john mccain who declared the state of the economy strong when lehman fell. with the economy weak is obama lucky again that business with mitt romney has changed the subject? i'm chris matthews. with us david ignatius. the bbc's katty kay, "the new york times'" helene cooper and national journal major garrett. foreign policy is the defining issue in this most critical presidential election. barack obama is a democratic president who holds...
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over the weekend, the obama campaign pounded on his 47% comments. nbc's brian mooar has the very latest from washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, veronica. mitt romney wants to turn the conversation back to jobs, the economy and leadership after a week spent largely on defense. >> well, i'll tell you what, this has been an interesting week. >> reporter: interesting, perhaps, but mitt romney doesn't want to repeat of last week. he's hoping to get back on the attack against president obama. >> he said, you know, you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. we're going to give him that chance on november 6th. >> reporter: romney's heading to battleground ohio for a three-day tour with running mate paul ryan, hoping to leave behind a week dominated by discouraging polls and the releases of a secret videotape and more tax information. >> probably not the best week in the campaign, but i will say that i think we can look back at last week as a campaign in a couple months and say this was the defining w
over the weekend, the obama campaign pounded on his 47% comments. nbc's brian mooar has the very latest from washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, veronica. mitt romney wants to turn the conversation back to jobs, the economy and leadership after a week spent largely on defense. >> well, i'll tell you what, this has been an interesting week. >> reporter: interesting, perhaps, but mitt romney doesn't want to repeat of last week. he's hoping to get back on the attack...
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in colorado, president obama signalled his resolve to find the killers of the four americans. >> i want people to hear me from all over who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. >> reporter: but america's allies, dictators, are gone, and the u.s. is not happy with mohamed morsi's initial failure to protect the embassy. so last night, mr. obama seemed to be lowering egypt's status. >> i don't think we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government trying to find its way. >> reporter: later, president obama called morsi, saying he needed to protect the embassy. today, he said they did not intend to down grade egypt, which gets one and a half billion in aid, second only to israel and afghanistan. but they no longer have a compass for the region. >> it is difficult seeing these images on television, because our world is filled with challenges. this is a difficult time. >> essentially the united states has made a bet, a big bet, a gamble. but there are not a lot of alternatives. >> reporter: example nine years ago -- exactly nine
in colorado, president obama signalled his resolve to find the killers of the four americans. >> i want people to hear me from all over who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. >> reporter: but america's allies, dictators, are gone, and the u.s. is not happy with mohamed morsi's initial failure to protect the embassy. so last night, mr. obama seemed to be lowering egypt's status. >> i don't think we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an...
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obama mocked the romney recovery plan. >> tax cuts, tax cuts. you want to make a restaurant reservation or book a flight? you don't need the new iphone. try a tax cut. >> reporter: mitt romney is counting on voters not feeling that life is better for them than it was four years ago. a romney senior campaign official said today their internal poll show this race is tightening. from washington, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. >> all right, thanks, steve. >>> iphone frenzy. will it be the best-selling phone in history? that story is coming up. >>> plus, the revealing pictures of kate middleton. learn what is next in the fight between the dutchess and the paparazzi. >>> and the secret to weight loss could be in your sleeping patterns. new information that could send you to bed a little earlier. >>> i'm jeff ranieri. quite a bit cool their monday as compared this weekend. 66 in fremont and 76 in livermore. as we look towards the forecast tomorrow in the south bay, numbers will also remain on the mild side. we'll let wow know what this means
obama mocked the romney recovery plan. >> tax cuts, tax cuts. you want to make a restaurant reservation or book a flight? you don't need the new iphone. try a tax cut. >> reporter: mitt romney is counting on voters not feeling that life is better for them than it was four years ago. a romney senior campaign official said today their internal poll show this race is tightening. from washington, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. >> all right, thanks, steve. >>>...
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gallup tells us that president obama's approval rating is still hovering around 50%. lynn, it turns out this could end up being his best month in terms of that approval rating in a year. >> tracie potts in washington, thanks so much. >>> now here is a look at other stories making news early today in america. in utah, it was a dramatic rescue for a young deer that got trapped in a manhole earlier this week. poor little guy. officers used a climbing rope to lasso the animal and hoist it to safety. it was then released back into the wild. >>> beer drinkers, you may want to turn away. cases of beer went flying onto a colorado highway from an overturned semi that apparently took a turn too quickly. the stretch of highway was closed for threely three hours while crews cleaned up the big mess and set the truck up right t. driver suffered minor injuries. >>> finally, the big apple is planning to add another big tourist attraction. new york city officials released an artist rendering of a 625-foot-tall ferris wheel. it will overlook the city's skyline from staten island and ca
gallup tells us that president obama's approval rating is still hovering around 50%. lynn, it turns out this could end up being his best month in terms of that approval rating in a year. >> tracie potts in washington, thanks so much. >>> now here is a look at other stories making news early today in america. in utah, it was a dramatic rescue for a young deer that got trapped in a manhole earlier this week. poor little guy. officers used a climbing rope to lasso the animal and...
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at a candidate's forum on the univision spanish tv network, president obama expressed frustration he hasn't done more on a key issue for latinos, immigration reform. >> and the most important lesson i've learned is that you can't change washington from the inside, you can only change it from the outside. >> reporter: republican mitt romney pounced on that explanation. >> the president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. his surrender was, yes, we can. his slogan now is, no, i can't. this is time for a new president. >> reporter: but romney's tone has suddenly shifted. >> it's time to put the politics aside. >> reporter: that change follows a rough few weeks now showing in the latest nbc news wall street journal marist poll. the president now leading romney by 8 points in iowa and 5 points in colorado and wisconsin. and wisconsin, republican vp candidate paul ryan's home state, is one of the battle grounds the republicans need to keep in place. >> all right. brian mooar there for us in washington. brian, thank you. >>> meanwhile, with just seven days to go before electio
at a candidate's forum on the univision spanish tv network, president obama expressed frustration he hasn't done more on a key issue for latinos, immigration reform. >> and the most important lesson i've learned is that you can't change washington from the inside, you can only change it from the outside. >> reporter: republican mitt romney pounced on that explanation. >> the president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. his surrender was, yes, we can. his slogan...
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president obama tells our sister network, telemundo, the u.s. is waiting to see how egypt responds. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that is trying to find its way. >> reporter: protesters are angry over a video they say insults the prophet muhammad. our embassy in cairo called the video misguided. mitt romney and paul ryan criticized that response. >> instead, when our grounds are being attacked and being breached, that the first response of the united states must be outrage. >> the administration sent mixed signals to those who attack our embassy in egypt and mixed signals to the world. >> reporter: now the world waits to see who will be held responsible for the death of a diplomat. and back to the politics of it all. you know, even some republicans are criticizing mitt romney for jumping into this so quickly while events were still unfolding. and mara, as of this morning, are still unfolding in the middle east. >> all right, tracie potts. thank you very much.
president obama tells our sister network, telemundo, the u.s. is waiting to see how egypt responds. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that is trying to find its way. >> reporter: protesters are angry over a video they say insults the prophet muhammad. our embassy in cairo called the video misguided. mitt romney and paul ryan criticized that response. >> instead, when our grounds are being...
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the obama administration is bracing for another day of major demonstrations in parts of the muslim world after today's weekly prayers. meanwhile, there's a new development in the investigation into this week's consulate killings in libya. nbc's tracie potts has the very latest from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: mara, good morning. good morning, everyone. we've evacuated our folks out of benghazi to tripoli. in tripoli the embassy is at bare bones emergency staff only, as authorities fear more violence throughout the region. more demonstrations overnight. more tear gas. more rocks thrown at police. so far, more than 200 have been injured in protests at 11 u.s. compounds. and despite a call for calm by egypt's president, there's concern about more violence today after friday prayer. >> we are going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the fbi is sending a team from new york to germany, then benghazi, to investigate. libya announced four arrests in the deaths of four americans and said they're looking for more. >> w
the obama administration is bracing for another day of major demonstrations in parts of the muslim world after today's weekly prayers. meanwhile, there's a new development in the investigation into this week's consulate killings in libya. nbc's tracie potts has the very latest from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: mara, good morning. good morning, everyone. we've evacuated our folks out of benghazi to tripoli. in tripoli the embassy is at bare bones emergency staff only, as...
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. >>> candidate clash, president obama and mitt romney nearly cross paths as they campaign in key battleground states. >>> and under the sea. google takes its virtual street view to incredible new depths. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. >>> and today we begin with game on. late last night the nfl reached a tentative deal with its referees and that ended this season's lockout. anger over the use of replacement refs spilled over after monday night's contest between the green bay packers and the seattle seahawks. the fill-in refs awarded a game-winning touchdown to seattle, though many felt the packers had made an interception. two days of marathon labor negotiations followed. the refs still have to vote on the deal, but commissioner roger goodell has lifted the lockout just in time for tonight's match-up between the cleveland browns and baltimore ravens. nbc's fred roggin will have few details coming up in just a few minutes in sports. >>> but first, president oba
. >>> candidate clash, president obama and mitt romney nearly cross paths as they campaign in key battleground states. >>> and under the sea. google takes its virtual street view to incredible new depths. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. >>> and today we begin with game on. late last night the nfl reached a tentative deal with...
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president obama? >> and here is some of the polling, as i know you've seen, mayor emanuel, which is this, the question of are you better off or worse off? 69%, nearly 7 in 10, saying things are either the same or worse than when the president came into office. you inherited a recession, you tried to fix parts of it. but what do you say to americans who think you just can't deliver? that the president can't deliver the better economy that they want and they expect? >> no, first of all, let me flip back. this is a lesson about a clear choice. one person who said, when it came to the auto industry that had literally two weeks left before it was going to lapse and implode, let detroit go bankrupt. the president had another four-letter word -- or four-word statement, not on my watch. one guy who said i want to give tax cuts to the best and well-off in our country, another president -- a different view, the president, i'm going to make sure kids who start going to college get tax credits and support so they
president obama? >> and here is some of the polling, as i know you've seen, mayor emanuel, which is this, the question of are you better off or worse off? 69%, nearly 7 in 10, saying things are either the same or worse than when the president came into office. you inherited a recession, you tried to fix parts of it. but what do you say to americans who think you just can't deliver? that the president can't deliver the better economy that they want and they expect? >> no, first of...
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. >> reporter: our polls have the latest numbers, president obama five points ahead of mitt romney. this as romney tries to bounce back from what he said on tape last spring. here is what mitt romney was secretly recorded saying last may about the 40% of americans who don't believe in taxes. >> who believe they're entitled to health care, housing, food, you name it. my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them. >> reporter: with cameras now in full view, here is what he said at a fund-raiser last night. >> i believe instead the role of government is to help those who need help. >> reporter: he admits in a fox interview that some of those not paying taxes aren't victims but wealthy americans should pay. >> i think people would like to be paying taxes. the good news is if you're doing well enough financially that you can pay a tax. >> reporter: president obama on the late show last night reacting to romney's comment about the 47%. >> my expectation is that if you want to be president, you have to work for everybody, not just some. >> reporter: but some high prof
. >> reporter: our polls have the latest numbers, president obama five points ahead of mitt romney. this as romney tries to bounce back from what he said on tape last spring. here is what mitt romney was secretly recorded saying last may about the 40% of americans who don't believe in taxes. >> who believe they're entitled to health care, housing, food, you name it. my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them. >> reporter: with cameras now in full view,...
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meanwhile, the obama campaign issued its own statement saying it's, quote, hard to serve as president for all americans when you've disdainfully written off half the nation. >>> well, elsewhere outrage against the u.s. has stretched into a second week in the muslim world as the powerful leader of the militant group hezbollah calls for protests against that anti-islam film to continue. nbc's tracie potts has details from washington. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. and now it's turned deadly in afghanistan. a suicide bombing frnear the airport in kabul. an islamic militant group says they sent a 22-year-old woman in a car packed with exclusives. it was a video that they say touched off that incident. meantime there have been at least ten protesters. in these protests we've seen around the region who have been killed as a result of these riots. the u.s. increasing security at a number of diplomatic sites in several different countries. hezbollah's leader is encouraging hundreds of thousands of people to continue protesting. meantime, the investigation into the death of ambas
meanwhile, the obama campaign issued its own statement saying it's, quote, hard to serve as president for all americans when you've disdainfully written off half the nation. >>> well, elsewhere outrage against the u.s. has stretched into a second week in the muslim world as the powerful leader of the militant group hezbollah calls for protests against that anti-islam film to continue. nbc's tracie potts has details from washington. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. and...
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. >> now president obama says he's not sure where the relationship with egypt stands. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally but don't consider them an enemy. >> why does the air rib spring look like a winter. it has little to do with the internet video. that was just a trigger. >> this is a photo opportunity. >> the problem goes back to the men the u.s. relied on to keep order. for decades they fed their people a diet of lies, hate and half-truths that boiled down to two concepts. the united states and israel are fighting a war against islam. and the war is hidden in secret conspiracies. the goal was to keep the people's anger focused elsewhere, not on the regime's corruption and inability to produce jobs and basic services. by now those sentiments are deeply engrained. >> the perception in the muslim countries is that the whole world is at war with islam. >> oxford university professor ramadan is the grandson of the founder of egypt's muslim brotherhood and explains each world, islam and the west, to the other. >> we shouldn't forget that even in egypt or in tunisia "th
. >> now president obama says he's not sure where the relationship with egypt stands. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally but don't consider them an enemy. >> why does the air rib spring look like a winter. it has little to do with the internet video. that was just a trigger. >> this is a photo opportunity. >> the problem goes back to the men the u.s. relied on to keep order. for decades they fed their people a diet of lies, hate and half-truths...
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president obama and mitt romney campaigned in ohio yesterday. today they're both off to virginia, one of the largest states up for grabs. tracie potts has the latest this morning on the race to the white house. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney campaign in virginia today where median income is 23% higher than the national average and unemployment is way lower, under 6%. like ohio wednesday, the president is expected to hammer romney for his comments on the 47% of voters who don't pay taxes. >> i don't know how many of you will be with me this time around. but, but it doesn't matter because i'm willing to be your president, to represent everybody. >> we're going to help those that need our help. we're a compassionate people. >> reporter: romney is ten points behind in ohio according to quinnipiac university. that's a bigger gap than nbc and the washington post reported. no republicans ever won the presidency without winning this state. >> i'm going to win ohio. i'm going to become the next president in part because i'm going to have su
president obama and mitt romney campaigned in ohio yesterday. today they're both off to virginia, one of the largest states up for grabs. tracie potts has the latest this morning on the race to the white house. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney campaign in virginia today where median income is 23% higher than the national average and unemployment is way lower, under 6%. like ohio wednesday, the president is expected to hammer romney for his comments on the 47% of voters who...